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Kimura Lab
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A lab that uses mechanics and digital technology to design resource-efficient, safe building structures.
AboutAbout the lab
Resource-efficient, safe structural design for buildings
Kimura Lab studies structural design methods that use mechanics, optimization, and digital technology to realize resource-efficient, safe buildings.
The lab works on methods for generating the forms of long-span structures and on analyzing their structural performance.
Its research themes also include developing structural members and systems using structural optimization and digital technology, and reverse engineering of modern architecture.
The lab welcomes motivated students who are interested in structures, construction methods, and information processing technology.
Key terms
- Long-span structure
- A structure that spans long distances without intermediate columns to create a large open space, such as the roof of a gymnasium or dome
- Form finding
- Using computer calculations to generate the shape of a building or structure itself, based on conditions such as the flow of forces
- Structural optimization
- A method that uses calculation to adjust the shapes of members and the amount of material under given conditions in order to find the best-performing structure
- Reverse engineering
- A method of examining an existing building and working backward to determine how it was designed and constructed
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to establish structural design methods that realize innovative, resource-efficient, and safe buildings by using mechanics, optimization, and digital technology. Its main work covers form finding and structural performance analysis of long-span structures, development of members and systems using structural optimization and digital technology, and reverse engineering of modern architecture.
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- ProfessorToshiaki Kimura
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